"We have three games to play. You say it all the time that you can't really worry about what's happened in the past. You have to keep your eyes focused on the future. It starts Monday night with the Ravens. That's about all you can really say about that."

The recurring theme during this tough stretch of games for the Lions (they have lost three of their last four) is getting out of their own way.

"The only team," Burleson repeated for emphasis. "And I'm very confident of that. There's no team that pumps fear in me. There's no team on the schedule I'm like 'Oh, boy.' We are that talented, but we just have too many mistakes right now."